Philip was hanged against a pillar at Heropolis (Abyssinia). Judas (also called Iscariot), after betraying his Lord, hanged himself. John, the beloved disciple (elder son of Zebedee, brother of James, both James and John we also called “Sons of Thunder” or “Boanerges”), died of extreme old age in Ephesus. You might be interested: Question: What Is An Apostle Today? Did any apostles die of old age? It is safe to say they were all between the ages of 13 and 30 at the time they followed Jesus, John possibly the youngest and Peter perhaps one of the oldest since he was already married. John was old enough to care for Mary, so he was at least 20 at the time of the crucifixion. In the original apocryphal Acts of John, the apostle dies however, later traditions assume that he ascended to heaven. The theologian Tertullian reported that John was plunged into boiling oil but miraculously escaped unscathed. Mark’s Gospel hints of John’s martyrdom, but his death as a martyr is unknown. How did John the Apostle die in the Bible?